As the LA Auto Show talked the talk last week, across town the Alternative Car Expo shifted into high gear. Rick Sikes, Fleet Superintendent for the city of Santa Monica, gives us his report. LISTEN (11 min)
Category Archives: clean vehicles
The Alternative Car Expo
- Tuesday, 12 December 2006 19:49
- Written by William Craven
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Mike Hudema: Independence From Oil at the LA Auto Show
- Monday, 04 December 2006 18:01
- Written by William Craven
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After a keynote address by GM CEO Rick Wagoner, and lots of eco-chatter, Mike Hudema, Global Exchange‘s Independence from Oil Director, separates the rhetoric from reality at the Los Angeles Auto Show: "We don’t want concepts, we want commitments." LISTEN (8 min)
Felix Kramer and Plug-In Hybrids
- Monday, 27 November 2006 15:53
- Written by William Craven
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Who’s afraid of the Plug-In Hybrid? Felix Kramer of Cal Cars and Plug-In America gets 100 miles/gallon, and thinks there are a few reasons why you might want to as well. LISTEN (12 min)
Joel Makower on the Future of Cars
- Monday, 16 October 2006 11:33
- Written by William Craven
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Joel Makower of GreenBiz.com helps us navigate an widening variety of fuel-efficient, forward-thinking automobile technology. Joel says that sometimes the most surprising thing about a eco-friendly car is how normal it looks. LISTEN (12 min)
The Electric Car is Alive and Speeding
- Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:49
- Written by William Craven
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Martin Eberhard and Mike Harrigan of Tesla Motors slow down long enough to tell us about the Tesla Roadster, an electric car that’s faster than a Ferrari, and has a range of 250 miles. Running low? Just plug it into your wall.
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